Aseptic Techniques Flashcards

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What does aseptic technique mean?

Working in a way that keeps equipment and cultures free from unwanted microbes.

It prevents contamination, keeps you safe, and makes results reliable.

Wash your hands, disinfect the bench, and tie back long hair.

Hold it in a Bunsen flame until it is red hot, then let it cool.

To kill microbes on it and create warm air that helps keep other microbes out.

Open the lid only a little, keep it over the dish, and work quickly.

The flame makes an updraft that reduces airborne microbes settling on the plate.

It reduces growth of harmful human pathogens but still lets many bacteria grow.

Taping keeps the lid on and stops contamination, but gaps let oxygen in.

To stop condensation dripping onto the agar and spreading the microbes.

Use an autoclave or pre-sterilised items to kill all microbes.

Keep lids on and sterilise them, for example in an autoclave or with disinfectant.